360° View - Tuniq
Tower 120 Heatsink
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The Heatsink Fan:
The 120x120x25mm at the heart of the Tuniq Tower 120 heatsink spins
at 2000RPM by default. The attached fan speed controller can bring that
down to 1000RPM if you desire. A standard 3-pin motherboard header provides power. The seven bladed
fan is internally illuminated with four blue LEDs. It is removed from the
heatsink by pulling the entire frame out the top of the
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Heatsink Top: Standing a cool 153mm tall, the Tuniq Tower
120 heatsink is a big CPU cooler. Most full tower PC cases should
accommodate it, but smaller mid-tower and small form factor computers may
not have enough room. Measure first. From this angle we can see the 60 or
so aluminum fins,
and central area
where the 120mm fan resides. Each aluminum fin is nickel plated so it can be soldered to
the copper heatpipes which run from bottom to top. Fins are spaced
1.5mm apart, and measure 0.35mm thick. The copper base block is 7mm thick, and
the fan extends down about 24mm past the body of the heatsink. The
lowest fin is 60mm above the base for good capacitor clearance. |
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Heatsink Side A: The Tuniq Tower 120 heatsink is
130x109mm square. The black area visible from the top holds the
120x120x25mm clear fan below. A couple blue LEDs illuminate the
otherwise hidden translucent fan when it's on, and a PCI bracket fan speed controller allows the user
to change its speed. The fan speed controller is wired permanently into the fan, which is
somewhat annoying if you choose to run it
at full speed... no need for a fan speed controller then is there? The tips
of those "fiery" aluminum fins are bit sharp so watch the fingers.
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Heatsink Side B: Cut from the center
of the Tuniq Tower 120 heatsink is a 122x28mm wide space that extends the
full 95mm through the fins. The 120x120mm fan slots in here,
in a thin aluminum frame, with virtually no plenum on
either side. The three 6mm diameter U-shaped heatpipes seem dwarfed
by the large serrated aluminum fins, we're a little surprised that 8mm or
10mm diameter heatpipes were not utilized. Each section of aluminum fin on
either side of the fan measures roughly 39x139mm in area. |
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Heatsink Base: The base of the
Tuniq Tower 120 heatsink is fabricated
from a block of copper to which all three copper heatpipes are soldered to.
The base has a sanded surface finish, and is flat in one axis and slightly
domed in the other. Surface roughness is ~32 microinches, which is good. The
base measures 50x60mm in area, 7mm thick at most and 1.65mm at
its thinnest (under each heatpipe). |